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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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